Template:Did you know nominations/Iranian support vessel Konarak
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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 04:15, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
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Iranian support vessel Konarak
[[File:|180px|Konarak burning after being hit by missile ]]
Konarak burning after being hit by missile
- ... that the Iranian support vessel Konarak was struck by a missile during training on 10 May 2020, killing 19 of its crew?"Nineteen sailors have been killed and 15 others injured in an accident involving Iranian naval vessels in the Gulf of Oman, Iran's navy has said. Iranian media reported that the support ship Konarak was hit by a new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran during an exercise on Sunday.""Iranian sailors killed in 'friendly fire' incident". BBC News. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ALT1:... that the Iranian support vessel Konarak has since been converted into a combatant vessel armed with anti-ship missiles? "Veel van deze schepen van Hendijanklasse, waaronder dus de Konarak, zijn namelijk door de Iraanse marine recent zwaar bewapend, en voorzien van antischipkruisvluchtwapens." Which translates as "Many of these ships of the Hendijan class, including the Konarak, have recently been heavily armed by the Iranian navy and are equipped with anti-ship cruise missile." from: Karremann, Jaime (11 May 2020). "Raket van Iraans fregat treft Iraanse patrouilleboot: 19 doden" [Rocket from Iranian frigate strikes Iranian patrol boat]. Marine Schepen (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
Created by Dumelow (talk), Vici Vidi (talk), Mjroots (talk) and SamHolt6 (talk) . Nominated by Dumelow (talk) at 14:27, 11 May 2020 (UTC).
Withdrawing, this article has now been featured on "In the News" and so is ineligible for DYK (Eligibility rule 1e) - Dumelow (talk) 13:32, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
